8th & Seneca (SEA)

Dancer · March 23rd, 2007, 02:56 AM

8th & Seneca
? height ? Units ?

Dancer · March 23rd, 2007, 02:58 AM

Downtown parking lot sells for $3.55M

A parking lot at Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street in Seattle, kitty-corner from Town Hall, has sold for $3.55 million.

The 7,200-square-foot site, which is zoned for a high-rise building, was sold to Levin Menzies LLC of Walnut Creek, Calif., by Kauri Investments Ltd. of Seattle. Levin Menzies bought the adjacent Alfaretta apartment building at 802 Seneca St. from Kauri for $3.9 million in 2005, and it also owns an adjacent apartment building.
The apartments are expected to be torn down and a 22-story condominium project is expected to be built on the site by Levin Menzies.

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/s...ml?jst=b_ln_hl

CrazyAboutCities · March 24th, 2007, 02:10 AM

Can't wait for that building to get built! I love curved buildings!

CityView Jim · March 24th, 2007, 03:25 AM

Nice to see a little height making it to the other side of I-5.

jerai82 · March 24th, 2007, 07:23 AM

I like the design of this building very much. Nice location too, right across from the freeway park.

sequoias · March 24th, 2007, 10:18 PM

That should be the nice addition to the area for sure.

mSeattle · March 25th, 2007, 01:21 AM

I prefer the first redering with more glass and prominent "crown" activity.

Vashon118 · November 14th, 2011, 05:27 PM

I went by the site yesterday and saw a new land use proposal sign on the fence. The newest proposal is for a 31 story building. Additionally it would be a single tower (instead of the previous 2 tower proposal) and would have a smaller footprint (according to this). I haven't seen any renderings of the newest proposal.

LCIII · November 14th, 2011, 05:40 PM

Awesome! Thanks for posting. 31 stories would be excellent right there! If only there were more of that height on the hill!

mSeattle · November 14th, 2011, 09:52 PM

That's interesting. The expiration date is Feb 2010 but the application is submitted Oct 2011? Is this a new developer/owner of that property?

LCIII · November 14th, 2011, 10:13 PM

image hosted on flickr

802 Seneca by LCCIII, on Flickr

image hosted on flickr

802 Seneca by LCCIII, on Flickr

SJM · November 14th, 2011, 11:13 PM

Awesome news, construction boom coming?

Ruffhauser · November 15th, 2011, 12:00 AM

That site is a real winner from the front too.....

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

bgwah · November 15th, 2011, 12:20 AM

They should've just kept the old building.

Doomgoggles · November 15th, 2011, 01:26 AM

LOL @ the 'Urban Sprawl' spray-painted on one of the boulders...

Rogue Linguist · November 15th, 2011, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doomgoggles

LOL @ the 'Urban Sprawl' spray-painted on one of the boulders...

LOL the irony. Where does it say that? I can't find it.

CrazyAboutCities · November 15th, 2011, 04:11 AM

Awesome!!! I hope it will be built soon because this site have been eyesore for years. I bet it might be called "Alfaretta Tower" too. I am looking forward to see new renderings.

LCIII · November 15th, 2011, 05:17 AM

Yah I'm definitely looking forward to the new renderings! Hopefully they offer one that highlights it's impact on the skyline. A view coming up I-5 is the angle I'm most interested in.

SteveM · November 15th, 2011, 04:15 PM

The old building was pretty, and I think the apartments in it were relatively cheap. It's too bad that they timed demolition wrong -- it would have been good for the building to have stayed up for the last 3 or 4 years.

Oh well. It's gone now, and that was going to be a great spot for a 30+ story building sooner or later.

Also: 323 units, 324 parking spaces? That must be exactly matching the parking minimum -- presumably one parking space per unit, plus one for the 3200 foot retail area. But I thought parking minimums had been relaxed in areas near transit -- is 8th and Seneca not in a no-parking-minimum transit zone?

Joosanova · November 15th, 2011, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rogue Linguist

LOL the irony. Where does it say that? I can't find it.

Plain as day dude, it's on a piece of concrete on the right side of the picture...

March 23rd, 2007, 02:56 AM	#1
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March 23rd, 2007, 02:58 AM	#2
Dancer Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2,013 Likes (Received): 23	Downtown parking lot sells for $3.55M A parking lot at Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street in Seattle, kitty-corner from Town Hall, has sold for $3.55 million. The 7,200-square-foot site, which is zoned for a high-rise building, was sold to Levin Menzies LLC of Walnut Creek, Calif., by Kauri Investments Ltd. of Seattle. Levin Menzies bought the adjacent Alfaretta apartment building at 802 Seneca St. from Kauri for $3.9 million in 2005, and it also owns an adjacent apartment building. The apartments are expected to be torn down and a 22-story condominium project is expected to be built on the site by Levin Menzies. http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/s...ml?jst=b_ln_hl __________________ - Flickr - facebook - Urban Photo Set -

March 24th, 2007, 07:23 AM	#5
jerai82 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Seattle-LA Posts: 93 Likes (Received): 0	I like the design of this building very much. Nice location too, right across from the freeway park. __________________ -life is too serious to take seriously-

March 25th, 2007, 01:21 AM	#7
mSeattle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 814 Likes (Received): 12	I prefer the first redering with more glass and prominent "crown" activity. __________________ *Too Much DOUBT - Troy Davis ExecutionYOU are Commander In Chief* of your body. Remember Bradley Manning.**

November 14th, 2011, 09:52 PM	#10
mSeattle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 814 Likes (Received): 12	That's interesting. The expiration date is Feb 2010 but the application is submitted Oct 2011? Is this a new developer/owner of that property? __________________ *Too Much DOUBT - Troy Davis ExecutionYOU are Commander In Chief* of your body. Remember Bradley Manning.**

March 24th, 2007, 02:10 AM	#3
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,332 Likes (Received): 17	Can't wait for that building to get built! I love curved buildings!

March 24th, 2007, 03:25 AM	#4
CityView Jim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,964 Likes (Received): 64	Nice to see a little height making it to the other side of I-5.

March 24th, 2007, 10:18 PM	#6
sequoias Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Midwest US Posts: 1,601 Likes (Received): 0	That should be the nice addition to the area for sure.

November 14th, 2011, 05:27 PM	#8
Vashon118 Bus & ferry dude Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vashon Island Posts: 707 Likes (Received): 104	I went by the site yesterday and saw a new land use proposal sign on the fence. The newest proposal is for a 31 story building. Additionally it would be a single tower (instead of the previous 2 tower proposal) and would have a smaller footprint (according to this). I haven't seen any renderings of the newest proposal.

November 14th, 2011, 05:40 PM	#9
LCIII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,871 Likes (Received): 64	Awesome! Thanks for posting. 31 stories would be excellent right there! If only there were more of that height on the hill!

November 14th, 2011, 10:13 PM	#11
LCIII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,871 Likes (Received): 64	image hosted on flickr 802 Seneca by LCCIII, on Flickr image hosted on flickr 802 Seneca by LCCIII, on Flickr image hosted on flickr 802 Seneca by LCCIII, on Flickr

November 14th, 2011, 11:13 PM	#12
SJM Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,234 Likes (Received): 3	Awesome news, construction boom coming?

November 15th, 2011, 12:00 AM	#13
Ruffhauser Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Belltown Posts: 1,355 Likes (Received): 217	That site is a real winner from the front too..... image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

November 15th, 2011, 12:20 AM	#14
bgwah honk!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,751 Likes (Received): 78	They should've just kept the old building.

November 15th, 2011, 01:26 AM	#15
Doomgoggles Unregistered non-user Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seattle/Kitsap Posts: 740 Likes (Received): 39	LOL @ the 'Urban Sprawl' spray-painted on one of the boulders...

November 15th, 2011, 04:11 AM	#17
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,332 Likes (Received): 17	Awesome!!! I hope it will be built soon because this site have been eyesore for years. I bet it might be called "Alfaretta Tower" too. I am looking forward to see new renderings.

November 15th, 2011, 05:17 AM	#18
LCIII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,871 Likes (Received): 64	Yah I'm definitely looking forward to the new renderings! Hopefully they offer one that highlights it's impact on the skyline. A view coming up I-5 is the angle I'm most interested in.

November 15th, 2011, 04:15 PM	#19
SteveM Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 482 Likes (Received): 3	The old building was pretty, and I think the apartments in it were relatively cheap. It's too bad that they timed demolition wrong -- it would have been good for the building to have stayed up for the last 3 or 4 years. Oh well. It's gone now, and that was going to be a great spot for a 30+ story building sooner or later. Also: 323 units, 324 parking spaces? That must be exactly matching the parking minimum -- presumably one parking space per unit, plus one for the 3200 foot retail area. But I thought parking minimums had been relaxed in areas near transit -- is 8th and Seneca not in a no-parking-minimum transit zone?

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